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Cumbria Health

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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20 Oct 2026 at 12:15

Tender Notice
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14 Sep 2026 at 10:17

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned a package of health services from Cumbria Health. It covers nursing at emergency treatment centres, in-hours call handling, and other services: North In-Hours Clinical Assessment Service, including the Urgent Community Response Single Point of Access, and management of localised community outbreaks in North Cumbria. This is a health and social care services contract, delivered in North Cumbria. The package brings together urgent clinical assessment, nursing and access arrangements with outbreak management; the miscellaneous services are described as ad hoc. Cumbria Health, based in Carlisle, is the selected provider. The buyer is the integrated care board serving North East and North Cumbria.

The contract has been formally awarded to Cumbria Health under Direct Award Process C of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without prior publication of a competition. The award was signed on 1 July 2026. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027; services had already been delivered under an implied contract before the formal award. Its stated value is £7,201,234, although the buyer says the total cannot be confirmed because services are provided on an ad hoc basis. The provider was assessed against the PSR’s five key criteria and judged to be satisfying the existing contract and likely to meet the new contract’s requirements. The sole lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active.

This award indicates demand from the integrated care board for a mixed package of urgent and community health provision in North Cumbria: emergency treatment centre nursing, in-hours call handling, clinical assessment and urgent community response access, alongside local outbreak management. A credible future provider would need to deliver across these linked services, with the clinical workforce and operational coordination to support urgent assessment and community response as well as flexible, ad hoc work. The buyer selected the incumbent, citing its performance on the existing contract and its expected ability to meet the proposed requirements. Suppliers competing for a similar requirement would therefore need to demonstrate reliable delivery across the full service mix and evidence that they can satisfy the buyer’s key quality and cost considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cumbria Health

Notice Description

"Cumbria Health- Emergency Treatment Centre Nursing Service, In Hours Call Handling Service and other misc services. The miscellaneous services are North In-Hours Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) including Urgent Community Response Single Point of Access (SPA), and Management of Localised Community Outbreaks (North Cumbria) " The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS7,201,234. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

"Cumbria Health- Emergency Treatment Centre Nursing Service, In Hours Call Handling Service and other misc services. The miscellaneous services are North In-Hours Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) including Urgent Community Response Single Point of Access (SPA), and Management of Localised Community Outbreaks (North Cumbria) "

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 25/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8cd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098942-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,201,234 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cumbria Health

Further Information

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